Reader Food Diary: Mary Beth’s Food & Spend

This guest post from Mary Beth is the final installation in ourReader Diaries series.

Hi! My name is Mary Beth Wallace, and I live with my husband in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I work for a magazine, CityScope, that also has a health component (called HealthScope), so I feel like I’m constantly learning about eating right and the benefits of whole foods! I’ve been committed to eating mostly whole foods (we’re about 80%) for several years now, and I honestly wouldn’t turn back if I could. I love to cook and experiment with new recipes, which keeps the journey fun and tasty!

My Reader Diary submission was selected to be featured so here is a list of everything I ate and spent on food for an entire week!

Reader Diary Final Thoughts

For the week, I spent $59.96 for my family of 2.

I’d say this was a fairly typical week for us, except we usually eat a meal or two out at a restaurant every week. I think knowing I had to take pictures of everything had me cooking/eating in more! We had also made a large grocery run the week prior to this, so our grocery bill is normally a little higher.

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Please do another round of reader posts. I was sick the week I planned to cook and post, so I would like another chance to submit. Also, I love reading about what other people are cooking around the country, how much they spend, varrying regional food prices, etc. I get so frustrated when people brag about how little they spend to feed their family with kids. Produce is expensive and we eat a lot of it, so it was refreshing to see some of your posts with produce heavy menus and larger grocery budgets to match.

I too would like you to do it again. My 10 year old was on the end of a special diet during that time due to having just been diagnosed a few months prior to having an autoimmune disease. We have been on a no process food diet/ gluten free diet for almost 6 years due to special needs son and now daughter. It would be interesting to see what others spend on things for a family with special needs children. Hope to see more. Thanks.

I would love to know how Mary Beth makes her oatmeal… I know that seems like such a simple thing but I have the hardest time getting my oatmeal to the right consistency! And hers looks perfect!
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I love these reader food diaries! Not only is it interesting to see what other people eat and spend, I get ideas about new dishes to try and ways to change up my own food routines. I am vegan, so would love to see a vegan food diary next time (and maybe I will submit my own!).

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